IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIALTY DRUGS
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1. A device for use in identifying a specialty drug, the device comprising:
- hardware to receive a plurality of drug attribute scores for a prescription drug, at least one of the plurality of drug attribute scores including a characteristic level of specialized clinical service score; and
a computer processor to determine a total value score for the prescription drug based on the plurality of drug attributes and to identify whether the prescription drug is a specialty drug.
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Methods for determining whether a drug is a specialty drug, methods for creating tools to be used in making the determination, and the tools themselves are disclosed. The overall value of a drug depends on the drug'"'"'s attribute values with respect to each of a set of drug attributes (concerning, e.g., the drug'"'"'s route of administration, targeted disease, possible adverse reactions, risk of toxicity, cost, need for patient compliance with the treatment regime, and handling, preparation, and/or storage requirements. If the overall value or its partial overall values meet certain criteria, the drug is deemed to be a specialty drug.
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1. A device for use in identifying a specialty drug, the device comprising:
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hardware to receive a plurality of drug attribute scores for a prescription drug, at least one of the plurality of drug attribute scores including a characteristic level of specialized clinical service score; and a computer processor to determine a total value score for the prescription drug based on the plurality of drug attributes and to identify whether the prescription drug is a specialty drug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing system comprising:
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a receiver to receive a plurality of drug attribute scores for a prescription drug, at least one of the plurality of drug attribute scores including a characteristic level of specialized clinical service score; and a processor to determine a total value score for the prescription drug based on the plurality of drug attributes and to identify whether the prescription drug is a specialty drug. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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